Water Sports

Discover safe swimming, diving, water sports, and aquatic activities for all skill levels. Our articles address water safety, drowning prevention, and how to enjoy seaside and pool activities confidently.

Basic Safety Rules When Surfing

The growing popularity of surfing has seen a large number of people pick up a board and try to ride the waves for the first time. For many surfing can be fun...

Beach Sport and Water Sports Safety

Oh, we all like to be beside the seaside. There’s nothing better than a hot day, with little in the way of breeze and the happy shouts and screams of the k...

Benefits of Working Out in the Water

The Victorians had the perfect answer for people who were loathe to reveal themselves in a swimsuit: mobile changing huts that could be wheeled down to the w...

Canoeing and Kayaking Advice

Canoeing and kayaking are both great fun, and as long as you have great respect for the forces of nature and are aware of the dangers involved, you can stay...

Diving & Asthma

Diving can be a dangerous activity even if a person is completely healthy but it can be particularly so if you suffer from asthma. Some of the things which t...

Greyhound Racing: Animal Welfare and Track Safety

Race night at a greyhound track may seem like a snapshot from a bygone age but the sport retains its place in the hearts of generations of dog lovers, who re...

Ice Swimming Safety

To the uninitiated the suggestion of swimming in a frozen lake may well invoke horror and bemusement, but to its champions in the globe’s frostier climes,...

Sailboarding and Windsurfing

Sailboarding and windsurfing are both exciting water sports that offer the participants fun and thrills. You don't need to be an exceptional athlete either t...

Sailing Safety Advice and Information

Whether you're a novice or experienced sailor, it is important to properly prepare for your time on the water, while still on land to ensure sailing safety....

Scuba Diving

There is nothing more exhilarating than exploring aspects of our universe not part of our daily lives - such as the underwater ecosystem. The best way to exp...

Swimming Safety

Swimming, whether it is in a pool, lake or ocean, can be enormously fun, but also extremely dangerous when precautions are not taken. Drowning is the second...

Take Care When Wearing Swimming Goggles

Oxfordshire County Council made the national press for the wrong reasons earlier this year when a story broke that it had banned children from wearing goggle...

Water-Skiing & Wakeboarding Safety

Both waterskiing and wakeboarding are two of the most exhilarating water sports you can get involved with but with certain levels of speed being involved, no...

White Water Rafting

White water rafting is a great way to experience the forces of nature first hand. The thrill and excitement of paddling a raft through white water over fast...